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Chicago O'Hare Airport

In this section you will find traveller airport reviews as well as our Chicago O'Hare Airport Guide with info on WiFi, lounges, facilities and services....and yes, even the names of some airport hotels in case you decide that sleeping in the airport is not for you!

My flight got canceled and I had to spend the night at the airport. That's how most O'Hare stories begin. - hozomeen

Recent Review

by ?I am a young woman traveling on my own. I read all the reviews on sleepinginairports before deciding to intentionally forgo hotel arrangements and stay the night here. I was apprehensive at first because all the reviews seemed to be written by solo males but I took the advice of an earlier reviewer and am sleeping at terminal 1. Apart from the bright lights , this area is perfect for sleep because it is secluded with plenty of comfortable benches and very quiet. There are maintenance workers walking by every ten to twenty minutes so I don't feel overly concerned about being entirely alone, and as luck would have it, the only other two sleepers here are also two young solo females. I feel very safe and very comfortable because I brought a pillow and am using a coat as a jacket (it would definitely be chilly otherwise). I am very happy with this experience and am so grateful to this website for the advice! Bringing food in advance turned out to be the best suggestion as I arrived here at 10:20, famished, and everything was closed. Foreseeing that, I brought food purchased from my departure airport and kept it in my carry on to eat here. Thanks again and I hope this review was as helpful as all the others were for me. I hope that in particular, this was useful for any women contemplating sleeping in airports alone because my experience was definitely a safe and pleasant one!

In this guide we may refer to locations as "landside" and "airside". Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.

If you are an economy class traveller, you can enter these lounges at Chicago O'Hare airport either by purchasing a day pass or through a membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details (ie. facilities, hours, pass and membership information):

Health Club - Non-Guests can pay a small fee for a day pass to use the Hilton Athletic Club [ see airport hotels above ]. The facilities have a steam room, sauna, lap pool, Jacuzzi and full service locker rooms. The Hilton Chicago O'Hare is located directly across from Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Rate: unknown.

Showers - Freshen up at the Hilton Athletic Club [ see Health Club above ] or United Club on Concourse C [ see Airport Lounges above ].

Yoga Room - Travellers get their downward dog on in this 15x16ft yoga room. A wall-mounted tv displays yoga poses to follow. There is no change room, but there is a nearby bathroom on the Mezzanine where you can change clothes. Location: Terminal 3, Mezzanine Level, Airside. Hours: 6am - 10pm.

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Last Updated: 28 January 2014

The information in this Airport Guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airport's and their web sites. The information above is subject to change without notice. Use it for informational purposes only to help you du ring your stay. To report errors, or to add/change any items quoted in the guide, email me.